Mar 16, 2023

The following is a summary of "Higher Stress in Oncology Patients is Associated With Cognitive and Evening Physical Fatigue Severity," published in the March 2023 issue of Pain and Symptom Management ...

Mar 15, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- More than 15 percent of nonelderly U.S. adults report having past-due medical debt, according to a report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.U...

Mar 15, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- All patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have improvement in outcomes; however, patients aged 75 years and older (late elders) achieve better...

Mar 14, 2023

The following is a summary of "How to Advance Palliative Care Research in South America? Findings From a Delphi Study," published in the MARCH 2023 issue of Pain Management by Paiva, et al. Sci...

Mar 14, 2023

MONDAY, March 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Limiting acetaminophen dosage in prescription acetaminophen and opioid products is associated with a reduction in the annual rate of hospitalizations, accord...

Mar 14, 2023

MONDAY, March 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Pfizer's zavegepant (Zavzpret), a calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist nasal spray meant to...

Mar 13, 2023

The following is a summary of "Home Hospice Family Caregivers’ Use of Audio Diaries and Reported Prevalence of Patient and Caregiver Symptoms," published in the MARCH 2023 issue of Pain Management b...

Mar 13, 2023

FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Newly approved medications are rarely used for sickle cell disease (SCD), according to a study published online March 8 in Blood Advances.Robert Cronin, M.D....

Mar 09, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Self-perceived Burden for People With Life-threatening Illness: A Qualitative Systematic Reviews,” published in the March 2023 issue of Pain and Symptom Manageme...

Mar 08, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Among opioid-naive men, five or fewer tablets of opioid medication with a nonopioid care pathway provides satisfactory pain control following outpatient ur...

Mar 08, 2023

TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An injection of allograft disc tissue into the spine alleviates pain associated with degenerative disc disease, according to a study presented at the annual ...

Mar 08, 2023

TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Pelvic floor myofascial pain (PFMP) is not associated with bladder conditions among women with interstitial cystitis or bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), accor...

Mar 07, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Determining Goal Concordant Care in the Intensive Care Unit Using Electronic Health Records,” published in the March 2023 issue of Pain and Symptom Management by...

Mar 06, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Treatment of Cancer-related-Fatigue in Acute Hematological Malignancies: Results of a Feasibility Study of using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy,” published in the ...

Mar 03, 2023

FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For adults with acute lower back pain (LBP), myorelaxants, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), and NSAIDs combined with acetaminophen can reduce pa...

Mar 03, 2023

The following is a summary of "Examining Caregiver Outcomes in the CONNECT Intervention for Patients With Advanced Cancer," published in the MARCH 2023 issue of Pain Management by Semere, et al. ...

Mar 01, 2023

WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) provides pain relief and neurological improvement for patients with painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN), according to a study s...

Mar 01, 2023

The following is a summary of "Observation of Child Experience During Discontinuing of Medically Provided Nutrition and Hydration," published in the MARCH 2023 issue of Pain Management by Lazzara, et ...

Mar 01, 2023

The following is a summary of "Medicare Hospice Policy Changes and Beneficiaries’ Rate of Live Discharge and Length-of-Stay," published in the MARCH 2023 issue of Pain Management by Gianattasio, et ...

Feb 28, 2023

TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Caregivers of patients receiving hospice care report worse care experiences at for-profit hospices, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in JAMA Int...